This year’s Interactive Conference on Residential Design (iCORD) will feature keynote speaker Michael Stein, originally a carpenter who now leads the Community Team at Houzz. Michael will present the state of our industry from the perspective of the recent Houzz and Home Survey. The details are still being worked out by the AIBD Convention Committee and more information will be released as it’s received. Michael and his team are also planning to host the “Houzz Genius Bar” throughout the two-day event.

With more than 200,000 respondents, the Houzz & Home survey is the largest survey of renovation and decorating activity ever conducted, providing unique insights into historical and planned projects, the motivations behind these projects, and the impact of the economy on home building, renovation and decorating plans among Houzz users across the United States and around the world.

Houzz.com is the leading online platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world.

iCORD is a two-day P2P knowledge circulation experience. Attendees have access to more than one-hundred lifetimes of industry skill, expertise and awareness. Serving as the educational portion of the American Institute of Building Design’s Annual Convention, this much-anticipated event is one part conference, one part technical training and three parts industry summit.

SAVE $$ – REGULAR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JULY 4TH! (limited to only 130 professional registrations)

For the first time in seventeen years, AIBD has two candidates running for national president. Join us for the First Tuesday @ 2:00 and meet the them. The current Internal VP, David Pillsbury and External VP, Paul Cole will be online to present their goals for and to answer your questions. Our current President, Viki Wooster, will be serving as the discussion’s moderator. The election is July 29th in Columbus, OH.

Also! We still have prizes to give away – one more $200 VISA gift card will be award to our membership drive recruiters and we still have two free internet passes at the 2014 annual conference to give away.

If you’re not currently an AIBD member or if you’ve let your AIBD membership lapse, you have one more week to join and save up from $45 up to $150 on your first 12 months of membership (savings depend on what state you reside in).

Since the start of the AIBD membership drive on April 1st, there have been 21 new Professional members, six new Associate members, three new Design Student members and two new HPMA members added to the AIBD ranks. Currently, the California Society leads the drive with nine new recruits during the time period, with the Florida Society in second with six.

During tomorrow’s First Tuesday @ 2:00 program, the final $200 gift card will be awarded to someone who was marked as a sponsor of a new member during the drive. So far, Mike Keesee (FL) and Susan Bond (VA) have won $200 each.

American Residential Design Awards entries are accepted until June 24thJuly 1st. Three categories are open to everyone in the industry, eight are reserved for AIBD members only. Use the links below to get more information on how to get your work recognized.

Columbus is home to quite an eclectic and vibrant nightlife/bar scene. We have a rich brewing history due to the original German immigrants that settled in what is now called German Village. Funny how that works, huh? Within a five minute walk of the Hilton Hotel, are the true gems of all watering holes. CLICK HEREto read the full article.

Registration is now open for the AIBD Convention & iCORD conference (July 29 – August 1) in Columbus, Ohio: www.AIBDconvention.com